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Topeka man sentenced in Jackson Co child sex case

By Greg Bebermeyer

07/16/2025

Thomas Hett/Credit: Jackson Co Sheriff's Office

(KNZA)--A Topeka man convicted in a Jackson County child sex case has learned his fate.

According to court documents, Thomas Hett was given a suspended 50-month prison sentence last Friday in Jackson County District Court and placed on three years supervised probation on charges of sexual exploitation of a child and possession of methamphetamine.

As part of the terms of his probation, Hett must perform 200 hours of community service work.

He will also be required to register as a sex offender for life.

Hett pleaded guilty to the charges, which were contained in an amended complaint, in May.

He had originally been charged with ten counts of sexual exploitation of a child stemming from alleged offenses occurring between May 17 and July 12 of last year involving a child under the age of 18.

The charges were filed following an investigation by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, with the assistance of the Hiawatha Police Department.

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